jays Sample District Research

EDC 503 Context Statement Project
State and District Data Collection
Safe & Supportive Schools • Funding & Resources

Use the InfoWorks Live website at http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/ to collect the necessary data to describe your school district.

Safe and Supportive Schools
For definitions, go to http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/safe-and-supportive/definitions-and-background
Attendance

	State	State target	Your district
Attendance Rate (Elementary Schools) 2009-10
Attendance Rate (Middle Schools) 2009-10
Attendance Rate (High Schools) 2009-10
Attendance Rate (All Schools) 2009-10
Chronic Absenteeism 2008-09
Four year graduation rate (2008-2009)
Percent graduated in 2009
Percent dropped out
Percent received GED
Percent still in school
Five year graduation rate (2008-2009)
Percent graduated in 2008
Percent graduated in 2009
Percent graduated in five years
Incidents of suspension (2008-2009)
Number of Incidents (Elementary Schools)
Number of Incidents (Middle Schools)
Number of Incidents (High Schools)
Student indicators (2009)
Stability Index (Elementary Schools)
Mobility Index (Elementary Schools)
Stability Index (Middle Schools)
Mobility Index (Middle Schools)
Stability Index (High Schools)
Mobility Index (High Schools)

Funding and Resources
For definitions, go to http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/funding-and-resources/definitions-and-background

	Property value per student	Per pupil expenditure	Median family income
Your district
East Greenwich (for comparison)
State Average

To find the state average funding per student, go here:
http://www.ride.ri.gov/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/UCOA/Updated-FY11-Equalized-Expenditures-Report-Less-ARRA-exp-Sorted-by-PPE.pdf


Summary Paragraph(s)
For each heading above, write a paragraph describing a key aspect of your district. Remember to begin with strong, insightful topic sentence, use quantitative evidence to support your thesis, and include comparisons when they are useful.